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Archive for June, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch NOAA’s GOES-U satellite on June 25

June 22nd, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch NOAA’s GOES-U weather satellite on June 25. Here’s how to watch live.

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Virgin Galactic announces international crew for flight on new Delta class space plane

June 22nd, 2024 by

Virgin Galactic announced a private mission with three researchers, which will fly no earlier than 2026 aboard the new Delta class of aircraft.

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Summer solstice 2024 is here! See celebrations at Stonehenge and beyond (photos)

June 22nd, 2024 by

Around the world, people celebrated the June 20 solstice in a variety of ways as Earth’s north pole reached its greatest tilt towards the sun.

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When a dangerous asteroid threatens Earth, humanity will have to work together, NASA says

June 21st, 2024 by

Earth’s oft-squabbling nations will need to set aside their differences, at least for a while, when a big, dangerous asteroid puts our planet in its crosshairs.

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The Predator lands in Wakanda in new ‘Predator vs Black Panther’ series

June 21st, 2024 by

A preview of Marvel Comics’ “Predator versus Black Panther” miniseries coming this summer.

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Why smaller planets are better at building large moons

June 21st, 2024 by

The energy of moon-forming can have a big say in whether large or doomed smaller moons are built.

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Space photo of the week: ‘Earthrise,’ the Christmas Eve image that changed the world

June 21st, 2024 by

Snapped from lunar orbit in 1968 by NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who died this week at age 90, ‘Earthrise’ is perhaps the most iconic image of our planet ever taken.

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Strawberry Solstice Moon of June 2024 shines tonight for summer stargazers (video)

June 21st, 2024 by

This month, let’s turn our attention to two celestial objects that can readily be seen even from bright cities. One is our nearest neighbor in space, while the other is a familiar pattern of stars.

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